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Work Authorization
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Hall Benefits Law Blog
USCIS Issues Final Rule Permanently Extending Work Permit Renewal
By Anne Hall
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has published a final rule that permanently increases the automatic extension period for certain immigrants’ employment authorization documents (EADs). The rule, which takes effect…
Immigration Insights and Issues (III)
Walking While Foreign: Documenting Immigration Status in 2025
As we approach 2025 with the threat of impending mass deportation[1] of those without legal immigration status in the United States (U.S.), it is important for foreign nationals lawfully here…
Nation of Immigrators
Key Actions Needed as U.S. Immigration Changes Loom
The upcoming political transition to Republican control of the White House and Congress will no doubt bring significant changes to U.S. immigration policy and prompt an immediate call to action…
Ogletree Deakins Insights
DHS Final Rule: 540-Day Automatic EAD Extension Period Is Now Permanent
Quick Hits New automatic extension period. DHS has issued a final rule that permanently increases the automatic EAD extension period to 540 days, replacing the previous 180-day limit. Eligible applicants.…
Immigration Blog
DHS Announces Permanent Rule for 540-Day Automatic Extension of Work Authorization Renewals
By Amy L. Peck
The 540-day automatic extensions of expiring employment authorization documents (EADs) will be permanent policy, according to a DHS final rule scheduled to be published on Dec. 13, 2024. The new…
HR Defense
Employer Alert! The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Announces Permanent 540-Day Automatic Extension Period of Employment Authorization Document (EAD) Renewals Timely Filed By Qualified Applicants
In a significant update for employers and human resource teams, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has made the 540-day auto-extension period for Employment Authorization Document (EAD) renewals a permanent…
Herman Legal Group Blog
H4 EAD, Trump: Which Will Prevail?
The H4 EAD has been a lifeline for thousands of H1B spouses, allowing them to work in the US while their family goes through the long green card process. The…
Immigration Blog
How Employers Can Prepare for End of Bundled Processing of Work Authorizations for H and L Dependents
In January 2025, the settlement agreement that returned USCIS to its practice of “bundling” adjudication of extensions of stay and applications for employment authorization documents (EADs) for dependent spouses of…
Immigration Blog
Not Too Late: Biden Administration Urged to Make Pro-Business Immigration Moves Now
The Biden Administration is being urged to finalize some business immigration issues before Jan. 20, 2025, when the next presidential administration takes office, including: Surge resources: Democratic lawmakers asked USCIS…
Herman Legal Group Blog
USCIS Announces Extension of Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) for Liberians
Extension of Protection for Eligible Liberians On September 23, 2024, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced an extension of the Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) program for Eligible Liberians…